Shorpy posted this photo today entitled "Pardridge & Blackwell". The actual name is Partridge & Blackwell. This store was on the Monroe block between Farmer and Randolph. It was sold to Crowley, Milner & Company in 1914, when Crowley's started in business. Later on, Crowley's built a second building on the block across Farmer and connected the two buildings with an overpass. I had the honor [[?) of serving on the Board of Directors of Crowleys from 1990 until its demise in early 1999.

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